to fill a hole with earth
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
restoration; repair; mending
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cooperation; coordination; link
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
arrest; apprehension; capture
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
left breast; left side of the chest
like this; this sort; this way
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
short pause; short interval
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to give directions; to issue instructions
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)